Emily Taylor

Storm the black stallion was destined for the rope, but a lone girl turned the whole thing on its head

THOUGHTS OVERHEARD. This morning Daniel Brooks almost missed his shift at the engineering plant.

Martha was condemned in the same afternoon the bruise showed beneath her coat. Fortytwo years old, a

Every afternoon, after school ended, Tomás walked the cobblestone lanes with his backpack slung over

She sits on the hospital bed, legs drawn up, and repeats irritably, I dont need him. Im refusing him.

Morning, 3May1946 I awoke with a strange dream that has clung to me all night: I saw my little boy, Jack

I can hardly believe it myself. Once more, just as I did twenty years ago, Im twirling around the dance

Sorry, Mum, I couldnt just leave them, my 16yearold shouted as he walked through the front door, cradling

The wedding was over, the guests had left, and our daughter moved in with her husband. The flat fell silent.

My names Charlie. Im a Labradora goldenhaired boy who makes everyone smile. Sometimes, though, I get